back

Kurtuluş

Salvation
Competition 2026
© Liman Film
In a remote village high in the Turkish mountains, the return of an exiled clan reignites a decades-old land feud. While dormant resentments resurface, Mesut, the local leader’s brother, is seized by unsettling visions. Believing them to be divine warnings, he starts to challenge his brother’s leadership. Religious convictions, power struggles and tensions surge in the community. Will this all lead to tragedy or salvation?
by Emin Alper (Director, Screenplay)
with Caner Cindoruk, Berkay Ateş, Feyyaz Duman, Naz Göktan, Özlem Taş Turkey / France / Netherlands / Greece / Sweden / Saudi Arabia 2026 Turkish, Kurdish 120' Colour World premiere

With

  • Caner Cindoruk (Mesut)
  • Berkay Ateş (Yılmaz)
  • Feyyaz Duman (Ferit)
  • Naz Göktan (Fatma)
  • Özlem Taş (Gülsüm)

Crew

Director Emin Alper
Screenplay Emin Alper
Cinematography Ahmet Sesigürgil, Barış Aygen
Editing Özcan Vardar
Music Christiaan Verbeek
Sound Design Nardi Van Dijk
Production Design Nadide Argun Van Uden
Costumes Gülşah Yüksel
Make-Up Kyriaki Melidou
Casting Ezgi Baltaş
Producer Nadir Öperli
Co-Producers Ersan Çongar, Laurent Lavolé, Miléna Poylo, Gilles Sacuto, Stienette Bosklopper, Maarten Swart, Yorgos Tsourgiannis, İrem Akbal

Produced by

Liman Film

Istanbul, Turkey

Co-produced by

Bir Film

Istanbul, Turkey

Meltem Films

Paris, France

TS Productions

Paris, France

Circe Films

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Horsefly Films

Athen, Greece

Second Land

Stockholm, Sweden

World Sales

Lucky Number

Paris, France

Photos

Press Conference

Red Carpet

Emin Alper

© Muhsin Akgün

The director studied economics and history at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul and holds a doctorate in modern Turkish history. His debut feature film, Beyond the Hill, screened in the Berlinale Forum, won the Caligari Film Prize and received a Special Mention from the Best First Feature Award Jury. Frenzy premiered in Venice where it won the Special Jury Prize. His work was presented in the Berlinale Competition for the first time with A Tale of Three Sisters. In addition to being a filmmaker, he is the artistic programmer of the Cinematheque Istanbul.

Filmography

2012 Tepenin Ardı (Beyond the Hill) 2015 Abluka (Frenzy) 2019 Kız Kardeşler (A Tale of Three Sisters) 2020 Alef; series, 8 episodes 2022 Kurak Günler (Burning Days) 2023 Arayis; series, 6 episodes 2026 Kurtuluş (Salvation)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026